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Kings of Israel and Judah
Israel asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, then David, then Solomon. After Solomon the kingdom split in two, Israel in the north and Judah in the south. A few kings followed God and many did not, and the books of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles tell how it all led to exile.
Saul
The Achiever
The king who looked the part and lost the throne.
Jonathan
The Peacemaker
The prince who gave his throne to his best friend.
Abigail
The Achiever
A wise woman who rode out with gifts and turned an angry future king from bloodshed.
David
The Individualist
The shepherd king with the honest heart and the public fall.
Bathsheba
A woman taken by a king, who lost her husband and her child, and became the mother of Solomon.
Nathan
The Reformer
A prophet who told the king a story about a lamb, then said, You are the man.
Absalom
The Achiever
David's handsome son, who avenged his sister, stole the hearts of Israel and died in a rebellion against his father.
Solomon
The Achiever
The wisest man in Israel, who knew better and drifted anyway.
Hezekiah
The Peacemaker
A king who spread a threatening letter before the LORD and prayed.
Josiah
A boy king who heard the forgotten law read aloud and tore his robes.
Ahab
The Enthusiast
A king who wanted what he wanted, sulked when he could not have it, and let his wife do the rest.
Jezebel
The Challenger
A queen from Sidon who brought Baal to Israel and used power without fear of God.